Home›Browse›F›fire-retardantfire-retardantOur editors are putting together more complete content — check back in about 20 minutesfire-retardantadjective · 1noun · 1fire-retardant — adjectiveadjective1. resistant to catching fire1.adjectiveDefinitionresistant to catching fireExampleThe building materials are all fire-retardant.fire-retardant — nounnoun1 sense1. a substance that makes something fire-resistant1.nounDefinitiona substance that makes something fire-resistantExampleThey applied a fire-retardant to the wooden deck.